Race for the Cure

12 years and counting!

White House (Gardens)!

I scored tickets to the White House garden tours this weekend. It was pretty cool.

If you look closely, you can see some kites from the Kite Festival up in the air in the background. Also the Jefferson Memorial. Quote from the tour book: "Over the years, the White House landscape has been enhanced by a series of landscape architects to seem idealistically natural." Hah.

At the East Wing gardens. Also from the tour book, "The White House Gardens are the oldest continually maintained landscape in the United States." Also, it turns out Ol' H-dub planted about a billion trees on the grounds. There were photographs with small captions scattered around identifying which trees different presidents had planted, and he had the most. By far.

Oh, and I got yelled at for stepping on the grass. It wasn't even a Marine base! Sigh.

Another night out on the town with Tutu...

Party girl hits Scenic View for some fine dining on Lake Monroe....

HaPpY BiRtHdAy, SiSteR!

Hope you have had a great birthday! Enjoy the remaining 5 hours of it! Kyle is very upset that we are not celebrating with you!

Prayers needed for Nicki - Jot's wife

The following information is from Nicki's FB post on April 2, 2011:

Last Tuesday, I was having some trouble with the eyesight in my left eye. By Wednesday, 50% of my vision was gone and by Thursday, about 80% was gone. On Thursday, I saw a ophthalmologist who diagnosed me with optic neuritis and referred me to a neurologist. Saw the neurologist, who was concerned that I formed a clot due to all the IVF hormones that could have killed my eye tissue OR that this could be optic neuritis which could be a potential sign of MS. MRI last night determined it was optic neuritis and that I had some lesions in my brain that may indicate MS. Right now I am at IU Hospital for IV medications to hopefully help salvage my eyesight & figure out if this is MS or not. So again needing prayers. Very scared & worried but as always know if God brings us to it, He will bring us through it!!!